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APPLIGATVH FILEB .mns 2e. 1909.

Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

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JOHN C. DUNCAN, 0F BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

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950,378. Sneclwinvfmttcrs Patent Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

Application led June 26, 1909. Serial No. 504,591.

To allwhom it ma/y concern: t'or the purpose of transforming the water Be it known that I, JOHN C. DUNCAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Birmingham, in the county of Jefferson and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tobacco. Moisteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to moistenin devices for cigars and tobacco, and the o )ect of the invention is to provide means for readily applying steam to a cigar in such manner that the steam will pass through the cigar from end to end iipontlie appicaticn of suitable draft, such means ing adapted also for nioisbening tobacco after it has been placed in a pipe.

In the accompanying drawings, the figure is a view partly in elevation and partly in vertical section of a. tobacco moistener emhodying my invention.

Referring to the drawings in detail, l indicates a receptacle of suitable construction, from the upper portion 2 of which projects a tapering pipe or tube 3, havin connected wit i its outer end a dared nozz e i -I. into which the end of a cigar may be inli-oduced. Connected with tlie receptacle l, which is adapted to contain a snilicient quantity of water, is a short. section of metailic or other tublng 5 by means of which the water supply may be replenished. In connection with the rece tncle l. I emploi' a supplemental i'eeeptac e 6 provided with a detachable cover designed to contain a rupply of water for i'eplcnisliing the main i receptacle :is the water in the latter becomes F, i-xlnlusted and passes away into steam. The lower und of receptacle G is provided with a l connection 8 located at a point corresponding with the member on the receptacle l, auch members and 8 boing connected by i rubber or other flexible tnbinl' 9.

llencatli the receptacle l, a burner 10 is lo- 'I cated, by means of which lient is supplied l into steam.

In the use of the device above described,

a cicrar is introduced into the outwardly flared nozzle 4, and draft applied, in order to assist the passage of a jet of steam through the tobacco for the purpose of moistenng it. Smokin tobacco may be moistened by placing the wl of the pipe over the outwardly flared nozzle, and applyinr draft in the usual manner. Cigars and tobacco which have been stored in a dry ease may thus be instantly moistened and put into pro or condition for use. The device is inten ed to be laced on a stand or show case by the side o the cigar lighter, where it will be ready for use at all times.

What I claim is:

In a tobacco nioistener, a receptacle adapted to contain water, a second recep- 66 tacle arranged to contain a reserve supp y of water, an outlet tube positioned near the bottom of the last mentioned receptacle, an intake tube positioned near the bottom of the tiret mentioned receptacle, a flexible tube 70 connecting the outlet tube to the inlet tube for the pin se of allowing the water to flow from tie second mentioned receptacle to the first mentioned receptacle, a heating apparatus located beneath the rst nieii- 15 tioncd receptacle for converting water into steam, a tapering tubular member consisting of a straight nozzle merging into a senin vii-cular portion. and terminating in a flared und and mounted i1 )on the lirst mentioned 80 receptacle. the laieii end adapted to receive the ond of a cigar for lxn'milting steam to pass through the sanne.

lli testimony whereof l affix my .signature in prononce of two witness-us.

L. Il. Leiris, W. ll. MAMA'. 

